D-Link 11Mbps Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter

The CF adapter is 3.25 inches tall, with 1.5 inches of
that being the antenna section that sticks out of your PocketPC or HPC. 
This section is also almost 0.5 inches thick.

When I inserted the adapter into my iPAQ’s CF sleeve,
I found that although it didn’t totally block either the stylus or its
eject button, it did cramp my finger area a bit.  The size of the
exposed portion of the module may also cause you to remove it before
you throw your PocketPC into your bag or pocket, to avoid damage to
either the adapter or your PocketPC!

The Configure screen gives you access to all settings except
WEP.  The "Non-Specific ESSID" setting was interesting,
because it automatically senses and uses the ESSID of the Access Point
that it connects to, instead of requiring you to enter the default "ANY"
ESSID that usually works when you don’t know an AP’s ESSID.

Tip: See
this page for info about the difference between Ad-Hoc and 802.11
Ad-Hoc. The D-Link user guide has a typo that may confuse you!

The Info screen tells you pretty much everything about the status
of the adapter. It doesn’t sit in the Today screen "System Tray"
when you "OK" it, however.  So you’ll need to restart
it or remember to just leave it running when you switch to another application,
if you want it quickly available.

You get a readily available indication of link status
from the big ol’ Link LED…the one on the right…anyway. It’s normally
lit and blinks when it loses network connection.  I thought the
Power LED was unnecessary, since the Link LED told me all I needed to
know about the adapter’s power status!  I’d rather use the few
extra milliamps for a few extra minutes (seconds?) of battery life…

The inclusion of a ping utility on the Link tab is a thoughtful
addition, since the PocketPC OS doesn’t come with one built-in, and
you need some way to start debugging connectivity problems.  But
I was frustrated with not being able to see the time information from
the ping response (the output area isn’t horizontally scrollable), so
that I could use it for my test purposes. I also found it a pain to
have to keep entering the IP address of the ping target, since it’s
not saved when you quit the utility.

On the plus, side, however, note that this tab tells you
the PocketPC’s IP address (My IP).  Very helpful if you’re running
as a DHCP client, since it tells you that you have at least successfully
leased an IP address!  Now if D-Link could just add Gateway and
DNS IP info and a DHCP Release/Renew function, you’d have most all the
info you’d need to debug common connectivity problems. (BTW, I had no
problem establishing a connection to my Access Point with the adapter
set to be a DHCP client.)

The WEP tab is clearly laid out and easy to use.
You can enter four keys for either 64 or 128 bit mode, either as Hexadecimal
or Alpha-Numeric values.  The D-Link manual has clear instructions
on the number of characters, and which ones are allowed, too. 
Note that you can’t use the "passphrase" method of key generation. 
Sadly, I found that WEP keys are not remembered if you Disable,
then re-Enable WEP.

Finally, the About tab shows driver and utility
version info.